as in to list
to specify one after another
ticked off everything she would need to buy while her daughter wrote the items down on a list
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as in to admonish
to criticize (someone) so as to correct a fault
she royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised
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as in to anger
to make angry
it really ticks me off when someone says something like that
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Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Kusilek, who quarterbacked the Falcons from 2012-15, earning all-WIAC Conference honors, stood with a smile pasted to his face and his eyes glued to Wisconsin-River Falls coach Matt Walker as the final minute of time ticked off the clock.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
Check that out in the last gasp of your holiday break, and/or tick off a few more items from our mega holiday streaming movie guide.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Whatever was said clearly ticked off Winston, while Adams seemed to be wondering what made the situation rise to this level of frustration.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
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Even as Indiana players began celebrating victory after Miami native Jamari Sharpe intercepted the Hurricanes’ Carson Beck in the final minute, Cignetti’s eyes remained on the field, waiting for the final seconds to tick off the clock.
—Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Kusilek, who quarterbacked the Falcons from 2012-15, earning all-WIAC Conference honors, stood with a smile pasted to his face and his eyes glued to Wisconsin-River Falls coach Matt Walker as the final minute of time ticked off the clock.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
Check that out in the last gasp of your holiday break, and/or tick off a few more items from our mega holiday streaming movie guide.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Whatever was said clearly ticked off Winston, while Adams seemed to be wondering what made the situation rise to this level of frustration.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
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“Tick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick%20%28off%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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